Well it was bound to happen. After experiencing more than two years and 2 weeks, and over 21,000 miles of perfectly reliable transportation from my Crossfire, I've had my first malfunctioning part.
The little rubber "umbilical cord" that holds my gas cap looks as though it suffered from "dry rot" and broke. (Atleast it didn't leave me stranded, I was only 7 miles from home when it happened, so I didn't need a tow). Has this happened to anybody else?
I've got over 200,000 more miles on my 1999 Chevy Van, and its gas cap teather is working just fine. (Does that mean American rubber is better than German rubber?)
I just may have to rethink this whole "long term keeper" plan I had for my Crossfire. What next, I suppose I'm going to have replace the windshield wiper blades too?